Motte, Canucks crush Kraken

VANCOUVER — Tyler Motte had a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks bounced back with a decisive 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday.

Travis Hamonic, Vasily Podkolzin, Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson also scored for the Canucks (24-22-6), while Juho Lahmmikko, Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller each contributed a pair of assists.

Jared McCann — playing in his 400th NHL game — and Mark Giordano replied for the Kraken (16-32-4), who dropped their fourth game in a row.

Vancouver was coming off an ugly 7-4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, but is 6-3-1 in its last 10 outings.

Thatcher Demko stopped 25-of-27 shots for the Canucks and Kraken goalie Chris Driedger made a season-high 41 saves. Vancouver's 46 shots was also a season high.

Pearson put away an empty-net strike with 92 seconds left on the clock to seal the score at 5-2. The goal drew chants of "Bruce, there it is!" from the crowd in tribute to Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau.

Seattle got a prime chance to cut into the deficit late in the third when Vancouver's Matthew Highmore was called for interference after toppling Morgan Geekie in the neutral zone.

The best shot of the man advantage came from the Canucks when Motte picked off a pass, orchestrating a two-on-one with J.T. Miller, only to see Miller's shot stymied by Driedger's pad.

Vancouver came into the final frame on a power play after Alex Wennberg was called for slashing late in the second.

Horvat was quick to use the man advantage, scoring just 35 seconds into the third. Miller sliced a pass to the Canucks captain from along the boards and Horvat sent a rocket soaring past Driedger.

Vancouver was 1 for 4 with the man advantage Monday, while Seattle failed to score on four power plays.